Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to novel piperazine
derivatives. Further, the invention is concerned with
a process for the production of these piperazine derivatives
and medicines containing such compounds which are effective
to prevent or cure myocardial infarction.
Description of the Prior Art
There is a tendency of myocardial infarction-bearing
patients increasing as the population of the aged increases.
Therefore, the medical prevention and treatment of myocardial
infarction are greatly important from a viewpoint of national
health protection.
However, myocardial infarction is extremely difficult
to medically prevent or treat even with
the modern medical science. The presently prevalent approach
to the medical prevention and treatment of myocardial infarc-
tion is to administer medicines for controlling or curing
cardiac insufficiency, arrhythmia or ischemic heart disease
which is liable to produce myocardial infarction. This gives
an impetus to the development of any medicines effective to
medically prevent or treat myocardial infarction.
The present inventors have conducted continuous
researches for medicines having superior medicinal activities
for the prevention or cure of myocardial infarction. They
have synthesized some novel compounds represented by the
general formula (1) as will be described later, and as
a result, have discovered that these compounds exhibit markedly
superior inhibitive activities against myocardial infarction
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and have a high level of safety. This discovery has led to
the present invention.
SU~RY OF THE INVENTION
It is, therefore, an object of the present invention
to provide novel piperazine derivatives and pharmaceutically
acceptable salts thereof.
Another object of the invention is to provide a process
for the production of these piperazine derivatives
and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
A further object of the invention is to provide
medicines containing such compounds which are effectively useful
for inhibiting myocardial infarction.
These objects and other objectsand advantages of the
invention as will hereinafter become more apparent are achieved
by providing a compound of the formula (I),
CH2 -CH2
; H CONHCHCON \ \ N_R2 (1)
~( fH2 CH2 CH2
R 02C H CH(CH3)2
where Rl is a hydrogen atom, or a strai~ht or branched chain
alkyl group having. not more.than 4 ca~bon atoms., and R2 i.s
a straight or br.anched chain alkyl group having not more than 4
carbon atoms, -CH2 Q -CH2-CH=CH ~ , -CH
~ ~ or ~ 3 in which n is an integer of from 0 to 3,
or a pharmaceutically accep~able salt thereof.
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
_
Piperazine derivatives of the present invention are
compounds represented by the following general formula (1),
CH2--CH2
H CONHCHCON ~ \ N_R2 (1)
~( CH2 CH2 CH2
R102C H CH(CH3)~
where Rl is a hydrogen atom, or a straight or branched chain
alkyl group having not more than 4 carbon atoms, and R2 is
a straight or branched chain alkyl group having not more than
4 carbon atoms, -CH2 Q -CH ~ ,
~ or ~ ~ ,in which n is an integer of from 0 to 3, and
pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
Examples of the compounds represented by the formula
(1) typically include trans-3~[(s)-3-methyl-1-(4-methylpiperazine-
l-yl carbonyl)butyl-carbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylic acid, trans-
3-~(s)-1-(4-ethylpiperazine-1-yl carbonyl)-3-methylbutyl-
carbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylic acid, trans-3-~(s)-1-(4-
isobutylpiperazine-l-yl carbonyl)-3-methylbutyl-carbamoyl]-
oxirane-2-carboxylic acid, trans-3-[(s)-1{4-(4-methoxy-
phenylmethyl)piperazine-l-yl carbonyl}-3-methylbutyl-carbamoyl]-
oxirane-2-carboxylic acid, trans-3-[(s)-1-{4-(3,4-dimethoxy-
phenylmethyl)piperazine-l-yl carbonyl}3-methylbutyl-carbamoyl
oxirane-2-carboxylic acid, trans-3-~(s)-3-methyl-1-{4-(2,3,4-
; trimethoxyphenylmethyl)piperazine-l-yl carbonyl}butylcarbamoyl]-
oxirane-2-carboxylic acid, trans-3-[(s)-3-methyl-1-{4-(3,4,5-
trimethoxyphenylmethyl)piperazine-l-yl carbonyl}butylcarbamoyl]-
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oxirane-2-carboxylic acid, trans-3-~(s)-1-(4-benzylpiperazine-1-
yl carbonyl)-3-methylbutylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylic
acid, trans-3-1(s)-1-(4-cinnamylpiperazine-1-yl carbonyl)-
3-methylbutyl-carbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylic acid, trans-
3-[(s)-1-(4-diphenylmethylpiperazine-1-yl carbonyl)-
3-methylbuty~arbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylic acid, trans-3-
[(s)-1-{4-(2-pyridyl)piperazine-1-yl carbonyl}-3-methylbutyl-
carbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylic acid, and trans-3-~(s)-3-
methyl-1-{4-(2-Fyrimidiny~piperazine-l-yl carbonyl}butylcarbamoyl]-
oxirane-2-carboxylic acid.
These compounds may be suitably used for the practice
of the invention, irrespective of whether their epoxy groups
are optically active or inactive.
~ lethyl esters, ethyl esters, n-propyl esters, isopropyl
esters, n-butyl esters, isobutyl esters, sec-butyl esters
and tert-butyl esters of the above-mentioned compounds are
also encompassed by the invention.
According to another aspect of the invention, there is
provided a process for the production of the compounds represent-
ed by the formula (1~. The process is carried out as follows:
In the case where R1 in the formula (1) is an alkyl
group, a leucine derivative represented by the general formula
(2),
R3NHCHCo H
1 2 (2)
CH2CH(c~H3~2
where R3 is a protective group for an amino group of an amino
acid such as a tert-butoxycarbonyl group, or its reactive
derivative, is reacted with an amino derivative represented
by the general formula (3),
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~~-\ 2
HN N-R (3)
where R2 is the same as defined above, to obtain a compound
represented by the general formula (4),
R NHCHCON ~ -R2
~ 4)
CH2CH(CH3)2
where R2 and R3 are the same as defined above. Subsequently,
the protective group is removed by any conventional method,
and a leucylpiperazine derivative thus obtained and represent-
ed by the general formula (5),
H2NCHCON N-R2
~ (5)
CH2CH(cH3)2
where R2 is the same as defined above, is reacted wit,h a trans-
epoxy succinic acid monoester represented by the general
formula (6),
H CO2H
4 ~ (6)
R 02C H
where R4 is a straight or branched chain alkyl group having
not more than 4 carbon atoms, or its reactive derivative,
thereby obtaining a compound represented by the general formula
(7),
H CONHCHCON N-R
~ CH2CH(cH3)2
R 02C H
where R2 and R4 are the same as defined above.
Alternatively, the trans-epoxy succinic acid monoester
of the formula (6) above or its reactive derivative is reacted
with leucine to obtain an epoxy succinyl leucine derivative
represented by the general formuLa (8),
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H CONHCHCO2H
~ CH2CH ( CH 3 ) 2 ( 8 )
R 02C H
where R4 is the same as defined above, or its reactive deri-
vative. The compound of the formula (8) is then reacted
with an amine derivative represented by the formula ( 3) above,
thereby obtaining a compound of'the formula (7) a~ove.
The condensation reaction of the compound of the formula
(2) with the compound of the formula (3), the condensation
reaction of the formula (5) with the compound of the formula
~6) and the condensation reaction of the compound of the
formula (8) with the compound of the formula (3) are conducted
by a usual acid halide method or a mixed anhydride method,or
in an organic solvent such as methylene chloride, ethylene
chloride,chloroform, ethyl acetate, tetrahydrofuran or the
like in the presence of a known condensation agent such as
N-hydroxy succinimide and N,N'-dicyclohexylcarbodimide at
-10 to +40C, preferably at -5 to ~30C.
Th~ ester residue of the compound represented by the
formula (7) can be readily converted to the corresponding
carboxylic acid by any existing alkaline hydrolysis method.
A compound represented by the general formula (9),
H CONHCHCON N-R2
~ CH2C~I(cH3)2
HO2C H
where R2 is the same as defined above, which corresponds
to the compound of the formula (1) where Rl is a hydrogen
atom, can be obtained by hydrolyzing the ester group of the
compound of the formula (7).
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The piperazine derivative thus prepared may be
optionally converted to a pharmaceuti.cally acceptable
salt thereof, for example, of sodium, potassium,calcium
or magnesium, or trialk~lamine, dibenzylamine, N-lower
alkylpiperidine, N-benzyl-~-phenetylamine,
~-phenethylamine, l-~l-naphthyl)ethylamine as well as
hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, formic acid, sulfuric
acid, fumaric acid, maleic acid or tartaric acid. Further,
with use of~an optically active trans-epoxy succinic acid
monoester (6) such as a (2~,3S)-epoxy succinic acid monoester
or a (2R,3R)-epoxysuccinic acid monoester which may be
synthesized in accordance with the method of Kenji Mori et al
[Tetrahedron, vol. 36(1), 87 to 90 (1980)1,it is possible to
obtain a compound (1) of the present invention,which has an
optically active epoxy succinic acid group,by the process noted
above.
According to a further aspect of the inven~ion, there
are provided medicines for preventing or curing myocardial
infarction, which contain the compounds of the formula (1)
or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts as active ingredients.
The usefulness of the compounds of the formula (1)
and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts according to
the present invention as medicines for myocardial infarction
has been confirmed by the fact that they have superior preven-
tive and curative effects against an experimental myocardial
infarction model. Namely, when administered in an amount
of from 1 to 400 mg/kg against an experimental myocardial
infarction of a rabbit or a dog, these compounds exhibited
remarkably preventive and curative effects. For instance,
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substantial suppression of myocardial infarctian by such
compounds was observed when a 40 to 200 mg/kg amount was
administered to rabbits.
Moreover, from the acute toxicity tests using mice, the
compounds of the invention were found to be quite safe to
human bodies.
The dosage of the compounds of the formula (1) and
their pharmaceutically acceptable salts varies depending upon
the degrees of myocardial infarction symptoms. Generally,
they may be administered to patients in an amount of from
about 100 mg to about 1 g.
Por various formulations as medicines for myocardial
infarction, the compounds of the formula (1) and their salts
may usually be combined with pharmaceutical carriers to prepare
pharmaceutical compositions. Examples of the carriers include
diluents or vehicles such as a filler, a binding agent,
a disintegrator and a lubricant.
Such medicines are available in the dosage form
of an injection, a powder, a capsule, a granule, a tablet or
an ampoule.
In the case of a tablet, a carrier is used which may
be selected, for example, from a vehicle such as lactose,
saccharose, sodium chloride, a glucose solution, starch,
calcium carbonate, crystal cellulose or silicic acid; a binder
such as water, ethanol, propanol, glucose, a starch solution,
a-gelatin solution, carboxylmethyl cellulose, methyl cellulose
or potassium phosphate; a disintegrator such as dried starch,
sodium alginate, an agar powder, sodium hydrogencarbonate,
calcium carbonate, stearic acid monoglyceride, starch or
lactose; or a lubricant such as a stearate, a boric acid
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powder or solid polyethylene glycol which is known in the
art. Where it becomes desirable, the tablet may be sugar- or
gelatin-coated, or film-coated.
In the case of an injection, a diluent is used which
may be selected, for example, from water, ethyl alcohol,
propylene glycol, polyoxyethylene sorbitol or a sorbitan
ester. In such instance, sodium chloride, glucose or
glycerine may be added in an amount sufficient to form
an isotonic solution. A commonly used dissolving assistant,
a buffer, a pain reliever or a preserving agent may also be
conveniently incorporated.
This invention will be described in more detail with
reference to certain specific examples and test examples
which are provided for purposes of illustration only and
are not construed as limiting. The test examples are intended
to show'the compounds of the formula (I) and their pharma-
ceutically acceptable salts as exhibiting superior preventive
or curative effects against myocardial infarction models
and having a high level of safety.
Example 1
To a methylene chloride solution (100 mQ) containing
tert-butoxycarbonyl-L-leucine monohydrate (g.96 g) and N-hydroxy
succinimide (4.6 g) was added dropwise a methylene chloride
solution (50 mQ) of N,N'-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (8.24 g)
with a length of time for 1 hour under cooling with ice. After
being stirred at room temperature for 4 hours, the reaction
mixture was again cooled with ice, and a methylene cnloride
solution (50 mQ) of 1-(diphenylmethyl)piperazine (10.08 g)
was added dropwise in 20 minutes. The mixture was stirred
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overnight at room temperature. Following the removal of the
precipitate by filtration, the solvent was removed by
distillation under reduced pressure, and ethyl acetate was
added. After any insoluble matters were again removed by
filtration, the filtrate was washed first with an aqueous
sodium bicarbonate solution and then with a saturated
sodium chloride solution, dried over magnesium sulfate and
distilled under reduced pressure to remove the solvent,
whereupon a crude reaction mixture was obtained. This
reaction mixture was purified by silica gel column chro-
matography (developing solvent: chloroform followed by
chloroform:methanol = 50:1) to yield 16.5 g of tert-butyl
(s)-1-(4-diphenylmethylpiperazine-1-yl carbonyl~-3-methyl-
butylcarbamate as a calorless amorphous substance (yield: 89%).
NMR~CDCI3)~:
0.86 (3H, d, CH3`cH_
CH3
0.92 ~3H, d, CH3~CH_
CH3~
1.38 (9H, s, (CH3)3C-)
: ' ' .
1.3 - 1.9 (3H, m, -CH2-CH-)
2;3 (4H, m, -CoN'CH2-CH2~N_~
CH2-CH2
3 5 (4H, m, -CoN~cH2-cH2`N-) ,
`CH2-CH2
4.12 (lH, s, -CHAr2)
4.48 (lH, m, -NH-CH-CO-)
5.18 (lH, br, -NH)
7.0 - 7.3 (lOH, m, aromatic protons)
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Under cooling with ice, hydrogen chloride ~as was
fed and saturated into ethyl acetate (3~0 mQ), and an ethyl
acetate solution (80 mQ) of tert-butyl (s)-1-(4-diphenyl-
methylpipera~ine-l-yl carbonyl~-3-methylbutyl carbamate
(16.5 g) obtained above was added dropwise in 10 minutes.
After stirring at room temperature for 2 hours, the solvent
and resi~dual hydrogen chloride were continuously removed by
distillation under reduced pressure to yield 15.6 g of
4-diphenylmethyl-1-L-leucylpiperazinedihydrochloride as
a light yellow crystal (yield: quantitative).
~ nder cooling with ice, a methylene chloride solution
(50 mQ) of N,N'-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (7.31 g) was added
dropwise in 1 hour to a methylene chloride solution (100 mQ)
containing monoethyl trans-epoxy succinate (5.68 g) and
N-hydroxysuccinimide (4.08 g). After being stirred at room
temperature for 4 hours, the mixture was again cooled with
ice to which was then added 4-diphenylmethyl-1-L-leucylpiperazine-
dihydrochloride (15.6 g) obtained above. Thereafter, triethyl-
amine (7.9 g) was added dropwise in 5 minutes, and the mixture
was stirred overnight at room temperature. Following the
removal of the solvent by distillation under reduced pressure,
ethyl acetate (250 mQ) was added to the residue. After any
insoluble matters were removed by filtration, the filtrate
was washed first with an aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution
and then with an aqueous saturated sodium chloride solution,
dried over magnesium sulfate and distilled under reduced
pressure to remove the solvent, whereupon a crude reaction
mixture was obtained. This reaction mixture was purified by
silica gel column chromatography (developing solvent: chloroform
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followed by chloro~orm:methanol = 50:l) to yield 13.3 g
of ethyl trans-3-[(s)-l-(4-diphenylmethylpiperazine-l-yl
carbonyl)-3-methylbutyl carbamoyl~oxirane-2-carboxylate
as a light yellow amorphous substance (yield: 74~).
IR(KBr)cm~ : 1750, 1630, 890
NMBtCDC~3)~:
0.90 (3H, d, ~ `CH-).
CH3
0 9~ (3H, d, CH3`cH_
C'~3/
l.26 ~3H, t, J=7Hz, -CO2Cd2CH3)
1.4 - 1.8 (3H, m, -CH2-CH-)
2.4 ~4H CoN~cH2-cH2
`CH2-
3.6 - 3.8 (6H, m, -CON'CH2 ~2~N_, ~0
CH2-CH2 -CH-CH
4.30 (2H, q, 5=7Hz, -C02CH2-CH )
4.34 (lH, s, -C~r2)
5.08 (lH, m, -NH-CH-C0-)
7.2 - 7.8 ~llH, m, Ar-H, NH-
~
Under cooling with ice, a 0.48N sodium hydroxide-
ethanol solution (54.2 mQ) was added dropwise to an ethanol
solution (70 mQ) of ethyl trans-3-[(s)-l-(4-diphenylmethyl-
piperazine-l-yl carbonyl)-3-methylbutyl carbamoyl]oxirane-2- :
carboxylate (13.2 g) obtained above. After stirring at room
temperature for 3 hours, the solvent was removed by distilla-
tion under reduced pressure, and the reaction mixture was
further dried under reduced pressure to yield 12.4 g of sodium
trans-3-[(s)-1-(4-diphenylmethylpiperazine-1-yl carbonyl)-3-
methylbutylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylate as a light yellow
powder (yield: 95%).
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IR(XBr)cm~l: 1630, 900
NMR(CD30D)~:
0.92 (6H, d, (CH3) 2CH-)
1.4 - 1.7 (3H, m, -CH2-C~-)
- 2.~ (4H, m, -CON'CH2~cH2~N )
CH2-CH
3-4 - 3-7 (6H, m, -CON'~ CH ~N- , ~
`C~CH2~ -CH-CH
4 30 (lH, s, -CHAr2)
5.0 (lH, m, -NH-CH-CO-)
' 7 . 2 - 7.6 (lOH, m, aromatic protons)
The thus obtained sodium salt was added to an equivale~t
amount of O.lN hydrochloric acid and left to stand. ~he
white crystal which had precipitated was collected by filtra-
tion, washed with cold water and dried under reduced pressure
to yield the corresponding free acid.
mp:.129 - 132C (decomposed)
IR(KBr)cm~i: 16gO, 890
N~R(CD30D)~:
o.go (6H, d, -CH(C,H3)2)
1.4 - 1.7 (3H, m, -cH2cH(cH3)2)
2 . 5 - ( 4 H, m, -coN~c~2-cH2~N-)
C~2-C~2
3 3 - 3 . 8 ( 6 H, m, -CoN~cH2-cH2`N- /0
CH2 -CH2-CH-CH
4.36 (lH, s, --CH(C6H5)2)
4. 8 (lH, m, `N~CH-CO-)
7.1 - 7.3 (lOH, m, -CH(C6H5)2)
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MS(m/e): 480(~ + 1), 479(M ), 167(100~)
Elemental analysis as C27H33N3O5:
Calculat~d (%): C:67.62, H:6.94, N:8.76
~ easu~ed ~1: C:67.d5, H:7.05, N:8.55
Example 2
Tert-butoxycarbonyl-L-leucine monohydrate (8.92 g~
and l-benzylpiperazine (6.30 g) were condensed in the same
manner as in the preparation of tert-butyl (s)-1-(4-diphenyl-
methylpiperazine-l-yl carbonyl)-3-methyl butylcarbamate to
yield 8.06 g of tert-butyl (s)-1-(4-benzylpiperazine-1-yl
carbonyl)-3-methylbutylcarbamate as a colorless amorphous
substance (yield: 58~).
NMR(CDC~3)~:
0.92 (6H, m, ~CH3)2 CX- )
1.1 - 1.9 (12H, m, (CH3)3C-, -CX2-CH-
2.28 - 2.52 (4H, m, -CoN~cH2-cH2
CH2-CH2
3-30 - 3-72 (6H, m, -CH2Ar, -CoN~cH2-cH2`
. CH2-cH2
4.52 (lH, m, -NH-CH-CO-)
5.20 (lH,-m, -NH)
7.20 (SH, s, aromatic proton)
In the same manner as employed for the preparation
of 4~diphenylmethyl-1-L-leucylpiperazine=dihydrochloride,
10.7 g of 4-benzyl-1-L-leucylpiperazine=dihydrochloride was
yielded as a light yellow powder (yield: 94~) from tert-
butyl (s)-l-(4-benzylpiperazine-1-yl carbonyl)-3-methylbutyl-
carbamate (12.3 g) obtained above.
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A small portion of the product was treated with two
equivalents of triethylamine to obtain the corresponding
free base which was found to be 4-benzyl-1-L-leucylpiperazine
by NMR.
NMR(CDCQ3)~:
0 94 (6H, d, J=7Hz, (cH3)2c~-)
1.36 (2~, m, -Ca2-C~-)
1.90 (lH, m, -CH2-CH-)
2.16 - 2.68 (6H, m, -NH2, -CON' ~2 CH2~N-
CH2-CH2
3 40 _ 4;00 (7H, m, -CON~CH2 CH2~N- , -CH2Ar, -NH-CH-CO-)
CH2-CH2
7 44 (~H, s, aromatic proton)
Monoethyl trans-epoxy succinate (4.03 g) and 4-
benzyl-l-L-leucylpiperazine=dihydrochloride (9.12 g) obtained
above were condensed in the same manner as employed in the
preparation of ethyl trans-3-~(s)-1-(4-diphenylmethylpiperazine-
l-yl carbonyl)-3-methylbutylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylate
to yield 6.89 g of ethyl trans-3-[(s1-1-(4-benzylpiperazine-1-
yl carbonyl)-3-methylbutylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylate as
a light yellow amorphous substance (yield: 63%).
IR(neat)cm~ : 1755, 1690, 1640, 900
NMR(CDCQ3)C :
0.92 (6H, m, (CH3)2CH-)
1.1 - 1.7 (6H, m, -CH2-Ca-, CO2CH2CH3)
2.38 (4H, m, -CoN~cH2-cH2
~CH2-CH2~
3 3 3.7 (8H, m, -CON'~ 2 ~N- ~ ~CH2Ar~ C/ C/)
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4.15 (2H, d, J=7 Hz, -,C02CH2CH3)
4.82 (lH, m, -NH-CH-C0-)
6...5 - 6.9 (lH, m, -NH)
7.12 (5H, s, aromatic proton)
In the same manner as employed in the preparation
of sodium trans-3-~s)-1-(4-diphenylmethylpiperazine-1-yl
carbonyl)-3-methylbutylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2-carbo~ylate,
6.25 g of sodium trans-3-~(s)-1-(4-benzylpiperazine-1-yl
carbonyl)-3-methylbutylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylate was
yielded as a light yellow powder (yield: 99~) from ethyl
trans-3-[(s)-1-(4-benzylpiperazine-1-yl carbonyl)-3-methyl-
butylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylate (6.38 g) obtained
above.
IR(KBr)cm 1 1615, 890
NMR(CD3CD)~:
0.92 (6H, m, (CH3)2CH-)
1.3 - 1.75 (3H, m, -CH2-CH-)
2.42(4H, m, -CoN~cH2-cH2`
`CH2-~'
3-3 - 3.8 (8H, m, -CoN~cH2-cH2`N- / \/ , -CH2Ar)
CH2~CH2 -C -CH
4.85 . (lH, m, -NH-CH-C0-
~
7. 24(SH, s, aromatic proton)
Example 3
Tert-butoxycarbonyl-L-leucine monohydrate (7.47 g)
and 1-(4-methoxy-phenylmethyl)piperazine (6.18 g) were
condensed in the same manner as employed in the preparation
of tert-butyl (s)-l-(4-diphenylmethylpiperazine-1-yl carbonyl)-
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3-methyl~utylcarbamate to yield 12.0 g of tert-butyl (s)-l-
[4-t4-methoxyphenylmethyl)piperazine-1-yl carbonyl]-3-
methylbutylcarbamate as a colorless amorphous substance
(yield: 95%).
In the same manner as employed in the preparation of
4-diphenylmethyl-1-L-leucylpiperazine=dihydrochloride, 11.2 g
of l-L-leucyl-4-(4-methoxyphenylmethyl)piperazine= dihydrochloride
was yielded as a white crystal (yield: quantitative) from
tert-butyl (s)-1-14-(4-methoxyphenylmethyl)piperazine-1-yl
car~onyl]-3-methylbutylcarbamate (12.0 g) obtained above.
Monoethyl trans-epoxy succinate (4.8 g) and l-L-leucyl-
4-(4-methoxyphenylmethyl)piperazine=dihydrochloride (11.2 g)
obtained above were condensed in the same manner as employed
in the preparation of ethyl trans-3-~(s)-1-(4-diphenylmethyl-
piperazine-l-yl carbonyl)-3-methylbutylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2-
carboxylate to yield 5.0 g of ethyl trans-3-~(s)-1-{4-(4-
methoxyphenylmethyl)piperazine-l-yl carbonyl}-3-methylbutyl-
carbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylate as a colorless amorphous
substance (yield: 38%).
IR~KBr)cm~l: 1750, 1630, 900
NBR(CDC~3)~:
0.94 (3H, d, CH~`cH_
CH3
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1.00 (3H, d, CH3~cH_
~~ ' .
1.32 l3H, t, J=7Hz, -CO2CH2C~3)
l.a - 1.7 (3H, m, -CH2-CH-)
2.48 (4H, m, -CoN~cH2-cH2`
CH2--C~2~
3 s 3 8 (8H CoN~c~2-cH2~NcH2-/\/)
~CH2-CH2-CH-CH.
3.92 (3H, s, -OCH3)
4.38 (2H, d, J=7Hz, -co2cH2-)
5.10 (lH, m, -NH-CH-CO-)
7.08 (2H, d, ~ ~ OC~3
H
7.46 (2H, d, H ~ OCH3)
7.0 - 7.4 (lH, d, -NH)
MS(m/e): 461(M+), 318, 121 (100~)
In the same manner as employed in the preparation of
sodium trans-3-[(s)-1-(4-diphenylmethylpiperazine-1-yl
carbonyl)-3-methylbutylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylate,
4 8 g of sodium trans-3-~(s)-1-{4-(4-methoxyphenylmethyl)-
piperazine-l-yl carbonyl}-3-methylbutylcarbamoyl]oxirane-
2-carboxylate was yielded as a white powder (yield: 97~)
from ethyl trans-3-[(s)-1-{4-(4-methoxyphenylmethyl)-
piperazine-l-yl carbonyl}-3-methylbutylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2-
carboxylate (5.0 g) obtained above.
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IR(xsr)cm-l: 1630, goo
NMR(CD3OD)~:
0.94 (6H, d, (CH3~2CH-)
1.6 (3H, m, -CH2-CH-)
2.46 (4H, m, -CoN~cH2-c~2~N-)
`CX2-C~2~
3 3 - 3.7 (8H, m, -CON~cH2 C~ C -CH
. .
3.80- (3H, s, -OCH3)
4.9 (lH, m, -N-CH-CO-)
6.94 (2H, d, ~ / OCH3)
~ H
H
7.32 (2H, d, ~ rOCH3)
H~
Example 4
Under cooling with ice, a methylene chloride solution
(30 mQ) of N,N'-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (41.2 g) was added
dropwise to a methylene chloride solution (70 mQ) containing
tert-butoxycarbonyl-L-leucine monohydrate (4.98 g) and N-
hydroxy succinimide (2.30 g), and the mixture was stirred
at room temerature for 4 hours. While cooling again with
ice, l-(2,3,4-trimethoxyphenylmethyl)piperazine=dihydrochloride
(6.79 g) was added, and triethylamine (8.5 mQ) was then added
dropwise. The mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature.
After removal of methylene chloride by distillation under
reduced pressure, ethyl acetate was added to the residue, and
any insoluble matters were removed by filtration. The filtrate
was washed first with an aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution
and then with an aqueous saturated sodium chloride solution,
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dried over sodium sulfate and distilled under reduced pressure
to remove the solvent, whereupon a crude reaction mixture was
obtained as an oily viscous substance. This substance was
purified by silica gel column chromatography (developing
solvent: chloroform: methanol = 20:1) to yield 9.5 g of tert-
butyl (s)-3-methyl-1-[4-(2,3,4-trimethoxyphenylmethyl)-
piperazine-l-yl carbonyl]butylcarbamate as a colorless oily
viscous substance (yield: 99%).
NMR(CDCQ3)~:
0.92 (6H, m, (CH3)2CH-)
1.13 - 1.84 (12H, m, (CH3)3C-, -CH2-CH-)
2 30 - 2.60 (4H, m, -CON'CH2 CH2~N-)
~C~2-C~2
3.24 - 3.68 (6H, m, -CON~CH~ C~2-N-c~Ar
CH2-CH2
3.~4 (9H, m, Ar-OC~x3)
4.56 (lH, m, -N-CH-CO-)
5.24 (lH, m, -CONH-)
6.56 (lH, d, J-8Hz, aromatic proton)
6.90 (lH, d, J=8Hz, aromatic proton)
While cooling with ice, hydrogen chloride gas was fed
and saturated into ethyl acetate (200 mQ) to which was then
added an ethyl acetate solution (50 mQ) of tert-butyl (s)-3-
methyl-l-[4-(2,3,4-trimethoxyphenylmethyl)piperazine-1-yl
carbonyl]butylcarbamate (9.5 g) obtained above. The mixture
was stirred at room temperature for 2 hours. Ethyl acetate
and excess hydrogen chloride were removed by distillation
under reduced pressure to yield 8.6 g of 1-L-leucyl-4-(2,3,4-
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trimethoxyphenylmethyl)piperazine=dihydrochloride as a light
yellow crystal (yield: 95~).
A small amount of the product was treated with two
equivalents of triethylamine to obtain the corresponding
free base which was found to be l-L-leucyl-4-(2,3,4-trimethoxy-
phenylmethyl)piperazine by NMR.
NMR(CDC~3)~: .
0.93 (6H, d, J=7.5Hz, (CH3)2CH-)
1.35 (2H, m, -CH2-CH-)
1.90 (1~, m, -CH2-CH-)
2.43 (4H, m, -coN'CH2 CH2~N_
CH2-CH2
3.3 - 3.7 (6H, m, -CON'CH2-cH2`Nc~2 )
CH2-CH2
3.84 (9H, s, Ar-OCH3x3)
3.93 - 4.23 (3H, m, ~z-CH-)
6.57 (lH, d, J=9Hz, aromatic proton)
6.93 (lH, d, J=9Hz, aromatic proton)
Under cooling with ice, a methylene chloride solution
(10 mQ) of N,N'-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (1.60 g) was added
dropwise to a methylene chloride solution (20 mQ) containing
monoethyl trans-epoxy succinate (1.24 g) and N-hydroxy
succinimide (0.89 g), and the mixture was stirred at room
temperature for 4 hours. While cooling again with ice, 1-
L-leucyl-4-(2,3,4-trimethoxyphenylmethyl)piperazine=dihydrochlo-
ride (3.52 g) was added, and triethylamine (4.4 mQ) was then
introduced. The mixture was stirred overnight at room
temperature. After removal of methylene chloride by distillation
under reduced pressure, ethyl acetate was added, and any
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insoluble matters were removed by filtration. The filtrate
was washed first with an aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution
and then with an aqueous saturated sodium chloride solution,
dried over sodium sulfate and distilled under reduced pressure
to remove the solvent, whereupon 4 g of a crude reaction
mixture was obtained as an orange oily viscous substance.
This substance was purified by silica gel column chromatography
(developing solvent: chloroform: methanol = 50:1) to yield
3.05 g of ethyl trans-3-~(s)-3-methyl-1-{4-(2,3,4 trimethoxy-
phenylmethyl)piperazine-l-yl carbonyl}butylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2-
carboxylate as a colorless oily viscous substance (yield: 75.3%).
IR(KBr)cm~l: 1755, 1685, 1630, 900
NMR(CDC~3)~:
0.93 (6H, m, (~)2CH-)
~ 1.7 ~6H, m, -CH2-CH-, -CO2CH2CH3)
: 2.40 (4H, m, -CoN~c~2-cH2`N-)
~CH2-~
3-3 - 3.7 (8H, m, -CON~CH~ C~2`N_CH2_ , /o
`CH~-CH2~-CH-CH
3.8 (9H, s, Ar-OCH3x3)
4.16 t2H, d, J=7.5HZ, -CO2CH2-)
4.84 (lH, m, -NH-CH-CO-)
6.35 - 7.0(3H, m, -NHCO-, aromatic protonS)
MS (m/e) : 522(M + 1), 181(100%)
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Under cooling with ice, a 0.48N sodium hydroxide-
ethanol solution (9.48 mQ) was added to an ethanol solution
(20 m~) of etnyl trans-3-~s)-3-methyl-l-{4-(2,3,4-
trLmethoxyphenylmethyl)piperazine-l-yl car~onyl}butylcarbamoyl]-
oxirane-2-carboxylate (2.38 g) obtained above, and the mixture
was stirred at room temperature for 2.5 hours. After removal
of ethanol by distillation under reduced pressure, ~ater
was added, and any insoluble matters were removed by filtration
using sellaite. The filtrate was concentrated and dried
under reduced pressure to yield 2.31 g of sodium trans-3-
~(s)-3-methyl-1-{4-(2,3,4-trimethoxyphenylmethyl)piperazine-1-
yl carbonyl}butylcarbamoyl] oxirane-2-car~oxylate as a light
yellow powder (yield. 98~).
IR(KBr)cm~l: 1620, 1390, 900
NMR(CD30D)~:
0.92 (6H, d, J=7Hz, (CH3)2CH-)
1 3 - 1.7 ~3H, m, -CH2-CH-)
2.4 (4H, m, -coN~cH2-c- 2~N_)
CH2-CH2
6 (8H m -CON'~C ~ ,N C ~ -C -C
3 74 (9H, m, Ar-OCH3x3)
4.8 (lH, m, -N-CH-CO-) ~
6.60 ~lH, d, J=8Hz, aromatic proton)
6.88 (lH, d, J=8Hz, aromatic proton)
8.04* (lH, m, -HNCO-) (* in DM~O-D6)
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The thus obtained sodium salt was added to an equivalent
of 0.lN hydrochloric acid and concentrated until the volume
was reduced to a half. The solution ~as left to stand still,
and the white crystal which had precipîtated was collected
by filtration, washed first with cold water and then with
ethanol and dried under reduced pressure to yield the corres-
ponding free acid.
mp : 190 - 192C (decomoosed)
IR(KBr)cm~l :1650, 900
NMR(DMSO-d6)~:
0.84 (6H, d, (CH3)2CH-)
1.3 - 1.7 (3H, m, -C~2-CH-) .
2.4 (~H, m, -CoN-CH2-
CH2-CH~
CH~O\__~OCH~
3 3 3 7 (17H m CON'CH2-cH2~Nc ~ -C~-CH
4.6 (lH, m, -N-CH-CO-)
6.3 (lH., br, -CO2H or N+H-)
6.48 (lH, d, J=8Hz, aromatic ~roton)
- 6.72 (lH, d, J=8Hz, aromatic proton)
8.3 (lH, br, -NH-)
Elemental analysis as C24H35N38
Calculated (~); C:58.41, H:7.15, N:8.51
Measured (%): C:58.37, H:7.23, N:8.40
Example 5
Tert-butoxycarbonyl-L-leucine monohydrate (7.47 g) and
l-ethylpiperazine (3.42 g) were condensed in the same manner
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as employed in the preparation of tert-butyl (s)-l-(4-
diphenylmethylpiperazine-l-yl carbonyl)-3-methylbutylcarbamate
to yield 6.4 g of tert~butyl (s~-1-(4-ethylpiperazine-1-yl
carbonyl)-3-methyl~utylcarbamate as a colorless viscous liquid
~yield: 65%).
W~R(CDC~3)~:
0.88 ~3H, d, C~3~CH-)
0.94 (3H, d, ~3~CH-)
CH3
1.04 (3H, t, J=7Hz, ,NCH2CH~)
1.38 (9H, s, (CH~)~C-
~
1.3 - 1.8 (3H, m, -CH2-CH-)
2.30 (6H, m, -coN~cH2-cH2~N-~2-)
CH2-
3.40 (4H,.m, -CoN'~-CH2~N_~
~CE2-CH2
4.40 ~lH, m, -NH-CH-CO-)
S.10 (lH, br, -NH-)
In the same manner as employed in the preparation of
4-diphenylmethyl-1-L-leucylpiperazine=dihydrochloride!--6.0 g
of 4-ethyl-1-L-leucylpiperazine=dihydrochloride was yielded
as a white crystal (yield: quantitative) from tert-butyl (s)-
1-(4-ethylpiperazine-1-yl carbonyl)-3-methylbutylcarbamate
(6.4 g) obtained above.
Monoethyl trans-epoxy succinate (3.13 g) and 4-ethyl-
l-L-leucylpiperazine=dihydrochloride (6.0 g) obtained above
were condensed in the same manner as employed in the prepara-
tion of ethyl trans-3-~(s)-1-(4-diphenylmethylpiperazine-1-yl
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carbonyl)-3-methylbutylcarbamoyl]oxirane~2-carboxylate to
yield 5.9 g of ethyl trans-3~L(s)-1-(4-ethylpiperazine-1-yl
carbonyl)-3-methylbutylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylate as
a light yellow amorphous substance (yield: 82~).
IR(KBr)cm 1 1750, 1630, 890
NMR(CDC~3)~:
0.96 (3H, d, CH3`cH_
~,/
1.02 (3H, d, ~`~CH-)
CH3
1.12 (3H, t, J=8H~, -NCH2~
1.34 (3H, t, J=7Hz, -CO2CH2CH3)
1.4 - 1.8 (3H, m, -~2-CH-)
2.52 (6H, m, -CON'CH2 CH2~N-CH~CH3)
CH2--~
3-7 (6H, m, -CoN~2-CH2~N_ /
~CH~-CH2/ -CH-C_
4.38 (2H, d, J=7Hz, -CO2CH~CH3)
5.12 (lH, m, -NH-CH-CO-)
7.14, 7.40(lH, m, br, -NH)
MS (m/e):369(M ), 228, 113, 84(100~)
In the same manner as employed in the preparation of
sodium trans-3-[(s)-1-(4-diphenylmethylpiperazine-1-yl
carbonyl)-3-methylbutyl carbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylate,
5.1 g of sodium trans-3-[(s)-1-(4-ethylpiperazine-1-yl
carbonyl)-3-methylbutylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylate was
yielded as a white powder (yield: 88%) from ethyl trans-3-
~(s)-1-~4-ethylpiperazine-1-yl carbonyl)-3-methylbutylcarbamoyl]-
oxirane-2-carboxylate (5.9 g) obtained above.
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IR (KBr) cm~l: 1620, 900
NMR ( CD 30D ) ~:
O.96 (6H, d, (~)2CH-)
1.12 (3H, t, J=8Hz, NCH2CH~)
1. 6 (3H, m, -~2-CH-)
2.5 (6H m CoN~CH2~~N C
CH2-CH2
3.3 - 3.7 (6H, m, -CO~CH2~cH~ N- j
~CH2-CH ~ -CH-CH
. 4.9 (lH, m, -NH-CH-CO-)
Example 6
Tert-butoxycarbonyl-L-leucine monohydrate (7.47 g)
and 1-cinnamylpiperazine ~6.06 g) were condensed in the
same manner as employed in the preparation of tert-butyl
(s)-1-(4-diphenylmethylpiperazine-1-yl carbonyl)-3-
methylbutylcarbamate to yield 10.7 g of tert-butyl (s)-l-
(4-cinnamylpiperazine-1-yl carbonyl)-3-methylbutylcaxbamate
as a colorless amorphous substance (yield: 86%).
NMR(CDC~3)~:
0.88 (3H, d, CH~`cH_
CH3
0.96 (3H, d, CH3`cH_)
1.42 (9H, s, (~)3C-)
1.3 - 1.9 (3H, m, -CH2-CH-)
2.44 (4H, m, -CoN~CH2-
~
CH2-~
3.08 (2H, d, J=7Hz, ,NCH2CH_)
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3-54 (4H, m, -coN~cH2-cH2~N-)
~CH2-CH
~.54 (lH, m, -NH-CH-CO-)
5.28 (lH, br, -~H)
6.10 (lH, dt, J=l~Hz, 7H.z, -CH2CH=CH-~
6.42 ~lH, d, J=16Hz, -CH=CH-Ar)
7.2 (SH, m, aromatic proton)
In the same manner as employed in the preparation
of 4-diphenylmethyl-1-L-leucylpiperazine=dihydrochloride,
10.0 g of 4-cinnamyl-1-L-leucylpiperazine-dihydrochloride
was yielded as a light yellow crystal (yield: quantitative)
from tert-butyl (s)-l-(4-cinnamylpiperazine-1-yl carbonyl)-3-
methylbutylcarbamate (10.7 g) obtained above.
4-Cinnamy-l-L-leucylpiperazine=dihydrochloride (10.0 g)
obtained above and monoethyl trans-epoxy succinate (4.13 g)
were condensed in the same manner as employed in the prepara-
tion of ethyl trans-3-1(s)-1-~4-diphenylmethylpiperazine-1-yl
carbonyl)-3-methylbutylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylate to yield
:~ 8.1 g of ethyl trans-3-~(s)-1-(4-cinnamylpiperazine-1-yl
carbonyll-3-methylbutylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylate as a
light yellow amorphous substance ~yield: 6g%).
IR(KBr)cm~l: 1750, 1630
: NMR(CDC~3)~:
0.90 .. (3H, d, H3 CH-)
CH3/
0.96 .(3H, d, ~ CH-)
~: . C~
~;~ 1.26 (3H, t, J=7H.z, -co2cH2
; 1.3 - 1.7 (3H, m, -~-CH-)
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1 ~6~637
2.44 (4H, m, -CON'C~2-~`N_~
CH 2--~'
3.10 (2H, d, ~=7Hz, -N-~-CH=)
3.4 - 3.6 ~6~, m, -CoN~ CH2~N_ , /0\/)
~CH2-CH2/ -CH-CH
4.16 (2H, q, J=7HZ, -C02cH2c~3)
4.~8 (lH, m, -NH-CH-C0-)
6.10 (lH, dt, J=16HZ~ 7ffz,
-CH2-CH=CH-)
6.44 (lH, d, J=16Hz, -CH=CH-Ar)
6.86 (lH, d, -NH)
7.1 - 7.3 (5H, m, aromatic protons)
In a manner similar to Example 1, 7.6 g of sodium
trans-3-[~s)-(4-cinnamylpiperazine-1-yl carbonyl)-3-methyl-
butylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylate was yielded as a light
yellow powder (yield: 96%) from ethyl trans-3-[(s)-1-(4-
cinnamylpiperazine-l-yl carbonyl)-3-methylbutylcarbamoyl]-
oxirane-2-carboxylate (8.0 g) obtained above.
IR(XBr)cm 1 1620, 890
NMR(CD30D)~:
0 94 (6H, d, (CH~)2CH-)
1.4 - 1.7 (3H, m, -~-CH-)
2.48 (4H, m, - CON~ 2 2~N_
3.12 (2H, d, J=7Hz, -NCH2CH=)
6 (6H CoN~ ~CH2~N_ /
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4.8 ~lH, m, -NH-CH-CO-)
6.12 (lH, dt, J=16Hz, 7Hz, -CH2-C~=CH-)
6.48 (lH, d, J=16Hz, -CH=CH-Ar)
7.1 - 7.3 (SH, m, aromatic protonS)
Example 7
Under cooling with ice, an ethyl acetate solution
(40 mQ) of N,N'-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (10.3 g) was added
dropwise to an ethyl acetate solution C150 mQ) containing
text-butoxycarbonyl-L-leucine monohydrate (12.5 g) and N-
hydroxy succinimide (5.76 g), and the mixture was stirred
at room temperature for 3 hours. While cooling again with
ice, 1-~2-pyridyl) piperazine (8.16 g) was added, and the
mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature. The
precipitate was removed by filtration, and the filtrate was
washed first with an aqueous sodium carkonate solution and then~ ~ ;
a saturated sodium chloride solution, dried over sodium
sulfate and distilled under reduced pressure to remove the
solvent, whereupon a crude reaction mixture was obtained.
The reaction mixture was purified by silica gel column
chromatography (developing solvent: methylene chloride:
methanol = 10:1) to yield 16.1 g of tert-butyl (s)-3-methyl-
l - L 4-(2-pyridyl)piperazine-1-yl carbonyl]butylcarbamate
(yield: 85.6%).
IR(neat)cm 1 1710, 1640, 1600, 775, 730
NMR(CDC~3)~:
0.96 ~ (6H, m, (CH~)~CH-)
1.46 (9H, s, (CH~)~C-)
1.4 - 1.8 (3H, m, -CH7-CH-)
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3.64 ~8H, m, -CON'CH~ `N-)
. CH~-CH~
4.65 (lH, m, -NH-Cd-CO-) .
5.28 (lH, br, -NHCO-~ -
6.62 - 8.08 ~4H, m, aromatic protons)
Under cooling with ice, hydrogen chloride gas was
fed and saturated into ethyl acetate (200 mQ), and tert-butyl
(s)-3-methyl-1-~4-(2-pyridyl~piperazine-l-yl carbonyl]-
butylcarbamate (16.0 g) obtained above was added gradually.
The mixture was stirred for 30 minutes. The solvent and
hydrogen chloride were removed by distillation under reduced
pressure, and 200 mQ of water was added to the white powder
thus obtained to dissolve the powder therein. After washing
with ethyl acetate, an aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution
was added to bring the pH to 8. Followed by the addition of
sodium chloride, extraction with lOO~mQ of ethyl acetate
was repea~ed three times. After drying over sodium sulfate,
the solvent was removed by distillation under reduced
pressuré to yield 9.16 g of l-L-leucyl-4-(2-pyridyl)piperazine
(yield: 78.0%).
IR(neat)cm : 3350, 2950, 1635, 770, 725
NMR(CDC~3)~ :
0 96 (6H, m, (Cdl)~CH-3
1.4 (3H, m, -~æ-Cd-)
2.7 (2H; br, -NH?)
3.64 (9H m, -CoN'-~~CH2`N- , -NH-CH-CO-)
CH 2 -~!
6.68 - 8.20 (4H, m, aromatic protons)
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Under cooling with ice, an ethyl acetate solution
(10 mQ) of N,N'-dicyclohe~ylcarbodiimide (3.90 g~ was added
dropwise to an ethyl acetate solution (75 mQ) containing
monoethyl trans-epoxy succinate (3.03 g) and N-hydroxy
succinimide (2.18 g), and the mixture was stirred overnight
at room temperature. I~hile cooling again with ice, an ethyl
acetate solution (10 mQ) of l-L-leucyl-4-(2-pyridyl)piperazire
~5.22 g) obtained above was added and stirred overnight at
room temperature. The precipitate was removed by filtration,
and the filtrate was washed first with an aqueous sodium
bicarbonate solution and then with an aqueous saturated
sodium chloride solution, dried over sodium sulfate and
distilled under reduced pressure to remove the solvent,
whereupon a crude reaction mixture was obtained. The
reaction mixture was purified by silica gel column chromatogra2~y
Ideveloping solvent: ethyl acetate) to yield 7.01 g of ethyl
trans-3-~(s)-3-methyl-1-t4-(2-pyridyl)piperazine-1-yl
carbonyl}butylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylate as a light
yellow solid substance (yield: 92~).
IR(K~r)cm~l: 1740, 1640, 900, 770
NMR(CDCQ3)~:
0.96 (6H, m, (Cd3)~CH-)
1.34 (3H, t, J=7Hzj -C02CH
1 6 ~3H, m, -CH2-CH-)
3-56 - 3.74 (lOH, m, -CoN~cH2-cH2`N- O
~2-~-CH-CH
4.24 (2H, m, -CO _~
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5.08 (lH, m, -NH-CH-CO-)
6.68, 7.18, 7.62 and 8.30 (5H, m, -NHCO-,
aromatic protonS)
In the same manner as employed ~or the preparation of
sodium trans-3-~(s)-1-(4-diphenylmethylpiperazine-1-yl carbonyl)-
3-methylbutylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylate, 6.8 g of trans-
3-[(s)-1-{4-(2-pyridyl)piperazine-1-yl carbonyl}-3-methyl-
butylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylate was yielded as a light
yellow powder (yield: quantitative) from ethyl trans-3-~(s)-
1{4-(2-pyridyl)piperazine-1-yl carbonyl}-3-methylbutylcarbamoyl]-
oxirane-2-carboxylate (6.70 g) obtained above.
IR(KBr)cm~l: 1660 - 1590, 900, 770
NMR(DMSO-d6)~:
0.90 (6H, m, (CH3)2C~-)
1.44 (3H, m, -CH2-CH-)
2.98, 3.28 and 3.46 (lOH, m, -CON' H~ C 2/N_, /0
CH~-CH2 -CH-CH
4.65 (lH, m, -NH-CH-CO-)
6.6~ 7-36, 7.9 and 8.1 (5H, m, -NHCO-, aromatic protons)
Example 8
Tert-butoxycarbonyl-L-leucine monohydrate (12.5 g)
and 1-(2-pyrimidinyl)piperazine (8.21 g) were condensed in
the same manner as employed in the preparation of tert-
butyl (s)-3-methyl-1-[4-(2-pyridyl~piperazine-1-yl-carbonyl]-
butylcarbamate to yield 13.4 g of tert-butyl (s)-3-methyl-1-
~4-(2-pyrimidinyl)piperazine-1-yl carbonyl~butylcarbarnate
(yield: 71~).
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IR(XBr)cm 1 :1710, 1630, 1590, 800
NMR(CDCQ3)~ :
1.00 (6H, m, (cH3)2cH-)
1.5 (9H, s, (CH3~3C-)
1.4 - 1.8 (3H, m, -CH2-CH-)
4.0 (8H, m, -CoN~ CH2~N_~
-- , CH2--CH2
4.84 - 5 47 (2H, br, -CON~-, -Nd-CH-CO-)
6.8, 8.68 (3H, m, aromatic protons)
In the same manner as employed for the preparation
of 1-L-leucyl-4-(2-pyridyl)piperazine, 9.76 g of l-L-leucyl-
4-(2-pyrimidinyl)piperazine was yielded (yield: quantitative)
from tert-~utyl (s)-3-methyl-1-[4-(2-pyrimidinyl)piperazine-1-
yl carbonyl]butylcarbamate (13.3 g) obtained above.
IR(KBr)cm~l: 2960 - 2940, 1630, 1590, 800
NMR~CDC~3)6
0.99 (6H, m, (CH~)~CH-)
1.4 (3H, m, -CH2-C~-)
i.70 (2H, m, NH~-)
3.92 (9H, m, -CON~ CH~`N- , -~H-C~-CO-)
~,-C~
6.75, 8.59 (3H, m, aromatic protonS)
Monoethyl trans-epoxy succinate (3.52 g) and l-L-leucyl-
4-(2-pyrimidinyl)piperazine (6.10 g) were condensed in the
same manner as employed in the preparation of ethyl trans-3-
[(s)-3-methyl-1-{4-(2-pyridyl)piperazine-1-yl carbonyl}butyl-
carbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylate to yield 8.50 g of ethyl
trans-3-t(s)-3-methyl-1-{4-(2-pyrimidinyl)piperazine-1-yl
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car~onyl}butylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylate (yield: 92.1%).
IR(KBr)cm~l: 1745, 1630, 1583, 900, 80
NMR(CDC~3)C:
O.98 (6H, m, (~ CH-)
1.36 ( 3H, t, J=7Hz, -C02CH2CE3)
1.6 (3H, m, -CH~ -CE-)
3.8 (lOH, m, -N'CH~~c~N_ /
CH~-CH2~ -C~l-CH
4.36 ( 2H, m, -C02CH~-CH3)
5.12 (lH, m, -NH-CH-CO-)
6.70, 8.52 ( 3H, m, aromatic protons)
7.18 (lH, m, -NH-CO-)
In the same manner as employed in the preparation
of sodium trans-3-[(s)-3-methyl-1-{4-(2~pyridyl)piperazine-1-
yl carbonyl}butyl-carbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylate, 7.60 g of
sodium trans-3-[(s)-3-methyl-1-{4-(2-pyrimidinyl)piperazine-,-
yl carbonyl}butylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylate was yielded
as a light yellow powder (yield: quantitative) from ethyl
trans-3-[(s)-3-methyl-l-{4-(2-pyrimidinyl)piperazine-1-yl
~ ~ .
carbonyl}butylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylate (8.00 g) obtain~d
above.
IR(KBr)cm~l: 1680 - 1600, 1580, 900, 800
NMR(DMSO-d6)~:
0.96 (6H, m, (~)2C~-)
1.6 (3H, m, -~-CH-)
3.20, 3.50, 3.66 (lOH, m, -CON'-~-CH ~N-/o\/)
~ CH ~ -CH-CH
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~.0 (lH, m, -NH-CH-CO-)
6.90, 8.72 (4H, m, aromatic protons, -NHCO-)
The thus obtained sodium salt (518 mg) was neutralized
by the addition of an equivalent of O.lN hydrochloric acid
and then extracted with ethyl acetate. The extracted solution
was dried over magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was removed
by distillation to yield the corresponding free acid as
a white crystal ~mp: 83.5 to 86C (decomposed)~ (yield: 449 mg,
92~).
I~(KBr)cm 1 1740, 1630, 1590, 900, 800
~MR(CDC~3)~:
0.96 (6H, m, (CH~3?CH-)
1.54 (3H, m' -CH2CH-)
3.68 (lOH, m, -N~cH2-cH2~N- /
CH2-CH2 -CH-CH-
4.96 (lH, m, -NHCHCO-)
6.46, 8.10 (3H, m, aromatic protons)
7.24 (lH, m, -NHCO-)
9.90 (lH, br, -C02H)
MS (m/e) : 391(M ), 347, 122, 86(100~)
Elemental analysis as C18~25N5S :
Calculated (%): C:55.23, 8:6.44, N:17.89
Measured (%): C:55.01, H:6.51, N:17.62
Example 9
Under stirring and cooling with ice, an ethanol
solution (100 mQ) of potassium hydroxide was added dropwise
to an ethanol solution (100 mQ) of diethyl (2R,3R)-epoxy
succinate (18.8 g). The solution was stirred overnight and
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1 :~666~7
cooled with ice. The precipitate was filtered, washed with
cold ethanol and ether and then dried under reduced pressure
to yield 16.0 g of potassium monoethyl (2R,3R)-epoxy
succinate (yield: 81%).
~]D = -86.4 (C=l, H2O)
Potassium monoethyl (2R,3R)-epoxy succinate (15.0 g)
was dissolved in an aqueous saturated sodium chloride soluticn
(75 mQ) under stirring and cooling with ice, and concentratec
hydrochloric acid (7.6 mQ) was added. The solution was
extracted with ethyl acetate (100 mQ), washed with an aqueous
saturated sodium chloride solution, and filtered through
a glass filter with magnesium sulfate placed thereon, and fec
to a reaction vessel in which N-hydroxy succinimide (8.7 g)
had been previously placed. Under stirring and cooling with
ice, and an ethyl acetate solution (60 mQ) of N,N'-dicyclohe.~yl-
carbodiimide (15.6 g) was added dropwise at a temperature of
at most 15C, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature
for 2 hours. Thereafter, an ethyl acetate solution (28.7 g)
of l-L-leucyl-4-(2,3,4-trimethoxyphenylmethyl)piperazine
(28.7 g) was added dropwise, and the mixture was stirred
overnight at room temperature. The reaction solution was
again cooled with ice, and the precipitate was removed by
filtration. The filtrate was washed with an aqueous sodium
bicarbonate solution and an aqueous saturated sodium chloride
solution, dried over magnesium sulfate and then distilled
under reduced pressure to remove the solvent, whereupon
a yellow oily viscous substance was obtained. This substance
was purified by silica gel column chromatography (developing
solvent: chloroform: methanol = 50:1) to yield 29.6 g of ethvl
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(2R,3R)-3-[(s)-3-methyl-1-{4-(2,3,4-trimethoxyphenylmethyl)-
piperazine-l-yl carbonyl}butylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylate
as a colorless oily viscous substance (yield: 75~).
IR(KBr)cm 1 1755, 1685, 1630, 900
NMR(CDC~3)~:
0.93 (6H, m, (C~ CH-)
1.15 - 1.76 (6H, m, -CH2-CH- ~-co2cH2ca3 )
2.39 (4H, m, -CoN'C~2c~2`N-3
C~I 2C H 2~
3.20 - 3.70 (8H, m, -CON' 2 2~NC~2-, / \/)
C~ 30~,0CH3
3.76 ( 9H, m; ~OCH3 )
4.10 (2H, q, J=7.5Hz, -co2ca2--)
4.76 (lH, m, -NHCHCO-)
6.40 (lH, d, J=8Hz, aromatic pro~on)
6.73 (lH, d, J-8Hz, aromatic proton)
6.84 (lH~ d, J=7Hz, -NHCO-)
[~]D = -51.9~ (C-1.0, ethanol)
lN sulfuric acid (26.8 mQ) was added to an ether
solution (50 m~) of ethyl (2R,3R)-3-[(s)-3-methyl-1-{4-(2,3,4-
trimethoxyphenylmethyl)piperazine-l-yl carbonyl}butylcarbamoyl]-
oxirane-2-carboxylate (14.0 g), and the mixture was stirred.
Subsequently, the aqueous layer was collected by separation
and distilled under reduced pressure to yield 15.0 g of
ethyl (2R~3R)-[(s)-3-methyl-l-{4-(2~3~4-trimethoxyphenylmethyl)
piperazine-l-yl}carbonyl butylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylate
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1 16~637
1/2 sulfate as a colorless crystal (yield: 98%).
IR(K~r)cm~ : 1745, 16~5, 895
NMR (DMSO-d6+D20) ~:
0.90 (6H, m, (CH3)2CH-)
1. 22 (3H, t, J=7Hz, -C02CH2CH3
1.3 - 1.75 (3H, m, -CH2CH-)
2.6 - 3 . O (4H, m, -CoN~cx2cH2`N-)
CH2CH2
3. 2 - 3.9 (17H, m, -CoN~CH2CH2~NCH2
CH2CH~
0~ CH30 ~ CH3
-CH-CH-' ~ CH3
4.07 (2H, q, J=7Hz, -co2cH2
4.62 (lH, m, -NHCHC0-)
6.62 (lH, d, J=8Hz, aromatic proton)
6.92 (lH, d, J=8Hz, aromatic proton)
8.52 (lH, d, J=7Hz, -NHC0-)
[a]~ = -42.0~ (C=l.O,lNH2S04)
Under cooling with ice, a 0.48N sodium hydroxide-ethanol
solution (55.6 m~) was added to an ethanol solution (100 m~)
of ethyl (2R,3R)-3-[(s)-3-methyl-1-{4-(2,3,4-trimethoxyphenyl-
methyl)pipérazine-1-yl carbonyl}butylcarbamoyl]oxirane-3-
carboxylate (14.0 g), and the mixture was stirred at room
temperature for 2.5 h~ursO Ethanol was removed by distillation
under reduced pressure, and water was added. Any insoluble
matters were removed by filtration, and the filtrate was
concentrated and dried under reduced pressure to yield 13.5 g
of sodium (2R,3R)-3-~(s)-3-methyl-1-{4-(2,3,4-trimethoxy-
phenylmethyl)piperazine-l-yl carbonyl}butylcarbamoyl]oxirane-
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2-carboxylate as a light yellow powder (yield: 98%).
IR(KBr)cm~ : 1620, 900
NMR(DMSO-d6)~:
0.90 (6H, m, (CH~)~CH-)
1.30 - 1.70 (3H, m, -CH~CH-)
2.35 IgH, m, -CoN~C~2cH2~N_
~H2CH2
3-00 - 3.70 (8H, m, -CoN'CH2cH2`N_cH2_ /
CX2CH~ -CH-CH-
CH3Q ~CH~
3.76 (9H, m,
4.70 ~lH, m, -NHCH-CO-)
6.64 (lH, d, J=8Xz, aromatic proton)
6.88 tlH, d, J=8Hz, aromatic proton)
8.08 (lH, d, - NHCO-)
~]D = -43.8 IC=l, H~O)
An acetone solution (2 mQ) of oxalic acid dihydrate
(0.25 g) was added to an acetone solution (6 m~) of ethyl
(2R,3R)-3-[(s)-3-methyl-1-{4-(2,3,4-trimethoxyphenylmethyl)-
piperazine-l-yl carbonyl}butylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylate
(1.04 g), and the crystal which had precipitated was collected
by filtration and dried to yield 0.99 g of ethyl (2R,3R)-3-
~(s)-3-methyl-1-{4-(2,3,4-trimethoxyphenylmethyl)piperazine-1-
yl carbonyl}butylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylate oxalate as
a colorless crystal (yield: 81%).
mp: 132 - 133 (decomposed)
IR(KBr)cm : 1750, 1640, 900
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.
1 1~663~
N~R(DMSO-d6~D2O)~:
0.87 (6H, m, (C~2CH-)
1.22 (3H, t, J=7Hz, -CO2CH2C~3)
1.30 - 1.70 (3H, m, -C~2CH-)
2.50 - 2.90 (4H, m, -CON'CH2cH2`N-)
CH2CH
3.30 - 3.90 (17H, m, -CoN~cH2cH2`
C~2CHZ' -
o CH3 ~ 0
-C~-CH-,
4.16 (2H, q, J=7Hz, -CO2CH2CH3)
a 72 (lH, m, -NHCHCO-)
6.76 (lH, d, J=Bdz, aromatic proton)
7.05 (lH, d, J=8Hz, aromatic proton)
8.72 (lH, d, J=8Hz, -NHCHCO-)
,[]D = -37.6 (C=0.99, H2O~
El.emental analysis as C28H41N312
Calculated (~): C:54.98, H:6.76, N:6.87
Measured (~: C:54.80, H:6.87, N:6.89
Example 10
Under stirring and cooling with ice, an ethanol
solution (35 mQ) of potassium hydroxide (1.82 g) was added
dropwise to an ethanol solution (35 mQ) of diethyl (2S,3S)-
epoxy succinate (6.09 g). The mixture was stirred overnight
and cooled. The precipitate was collected by filtration,
washed with cold ethanol and ether and then dried to yield 4.55 g of
a potassium salt of monoethyl (2S,3S)-epoxy succinate
(yield: 71~).
[~]23 = +83.2 (C=l, H2O)
1 16663~Z
The potassium salt of monoethyl (2S,3S)-epoxy succinate
(4.22 g) was dissolved in an aqueous saturated sodium chlorice
solution (21 m~) under stirring and cooling with ice to which
was then added concentrated hydrochloric acid (2.14 m~). The
mixture was extracted with ethyl acetate (28 mQ), washed with
an aqueous saturated sodium chloride solution, filtered
through a glass filter with magnesium sulfate placed thereon,
and fed to a reaction vessel in which N-hydroxy succinimide
(2.45 g) had been previously placed. Under cooling with ice
and stirring, an ethyl acetate solution (17 mQ) of N,N'-
dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (4.39 g) was added dropwise at
a temperature of at most 15C and stirred at room temperature
for 2 hours. Thereafter, an ethyl acetate solution (17 mQ)
of l-L-leucyl-4-(2,3,4-trimethoxyphe~nylmethyl)piperazine (8.07 5)
was added dropwise, and the mixture was stirred overnight at
room temperature. The reaction solution was again cooled
with ice, and the precipitate was removed by filtration.
The filtrate was washed with an aqueous sodium bicarbonate
solution and a saturated sodium chloride solution, dried
over magnesium sulfate and then distilled under reduced
pressure to remove the solvent, whereupon a yellow oily
viscous substance was obtained. This substance was purified
by silica gel column chromatography (developing solvent:
chloroform:methanol = 50:1) to yield 7.40 g of ethyl (2S,3S)-
3-methyl-1-t4-(2,3,4-trimethoxyphenylmethyl)piperazine-1-yl
carbonyl~butylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylate as a colorless
oily viscous substance (yield: 67%).
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` 11S6~3~
IR(KBr)cm 1 1755, 1685, 1630, 900
NMR ( DMSO--d 6 ) ~:
o . go ~6H, m, (Cd3) 2CH-)
1.08 - 1.80 (6H, m, -CH2CH-, -C02CH2C~3)
2. 38 (4H, m, -coN~cH2cH2
CH2 CH2
3.20 - 4.00 (17H, m, -CON'CH~CH2~NCH~_
CH;~CH2~
C~--\C /--' ~OCEI? )
4. 22 (2H, q, J=7 :SHz, --CO2C~--)
4.84 (1~, m, -NHCHCO-)
6.78 (lH, d, J=8Hz, aromatic proton)
7 03 ~lHj d, J=8Hz, aromatic proton~
8,72 (lH, d, J=8Hz, -lN~CO-)
~]23 = +48.2 (C=l.0, ethanol)
lN sulfuric acid (6 13 m~) was added to an ether
solution (11 mQ) of ethyl (2S,3S)-3-[(s)-3-methyl-1-{4-(2,3,4-
trimethoxyphenylmethyl)piperazine-l-yl carbonyl}-
butylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylate (3.20 g) obtained
above, and the mixture was stirred. Thereafter, the
aqueous layer was collected by separation and distilled
under reduced pressure to yield 3.32 g of a 1/2 sulfate
of ethyl (2S,3S)-3-[(s)-3-methyl-1-{4-(2,3,4-trimethoxy-
phenylmethyl)piperazine-l-yl carbonyl}butylcarbamoyl]oxirane-
2-carboxylate as a white powder (yield: 95%).
TR(KBr3cm~l- 1745, 1645, 895
NMR(DsMo-d6+D2o)~:
0.88 (6H, m, (cH3)2cH-)
1.24 (3H, t, J=7Hz, -CO2CH2CH?)
1.3 - 1.75 (3H, m, -CH2CH-j
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1 16663~
2.6 - 3.0 (4H, m, -CoN~cH2c~N-)
CH2 C~2.'
3-2 - 3.9 (17H, m, -CoN~cH2cH2
C~2 C~2'
/ \ / ' ~ OC~3)
4.24 (2H, q, J=7Hz, -CO2CE~-)
4~8a (lH, m, -NHCHCO-)
6.92 (lH, d, J=9Hz, aromatic proton)
7.22 (lH, d, J-9Ez, aromatic proton)
8.84 (lH, d, J=8Hz, -NHCO-)
[~]D = +47.3 (C=l.0, H2O)
Under cooling with ice, a 0.47N sodium hydroxide-
ethanol solution (4.15 mQ) was added to an ethanol solution
(7.5 m~) of ethyl (2S,3S)-3-[(s)-3-methyl-1-{4-(2,3,4-
trimethoxyphenylmethyl)piperazine-l-yl carbonyl}butylcarbamoyl]-
oxirane-2-carboxylate (1.04 g), and the mixture was stirred
at room temperature for 2.5 hours. After removal of ethanol
by distillation under reduced pressure, water was added, and
any insoluble matters were removed by filtration. The
filtrate was concentrated and dried under reduced pressure
to yield 1.00 g of sodium (2S,3S)-3-~(s)-3-methyl-1-{4-(2,3,4-
trimethoxyphenylmethyl)piperazine-l-yl carbonyl}butylcarbamoyl]-
oxirane-2-carboxylate as a light yellow powder (yield: 97%).
IR(K~r)cm~l :1625, 895
NMR(DMSO-d6)~:
0.86 (6H, m, (CH~)~CH-)
1;20 - 1.70 (3H, m, -CH~CH-)
2.34 (4H, m, -CoN~cH2c~N-)
CH2CH~
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3-00 - 3-60 (8H, m, -CoN~cH2cH2`N-cH~- /
~CH2CH2 -CH-CH-
CH3~ OC~
3.70 - 3.85 (9H, m, ~CH3
4.75 (lH, m, -NHCH-CO-)
6.72 (lH, d, J=8Hz, aromatic proton)
6.96 - (lH, d, J=8Ez, aromatic proton)
8.12 (lH, d, -NHCO-)
[aID = +29.3 (C=0.99, H2O)
An acetone solution (2 m~ of oxalic acid dihydrate
(0.25 g) was added to an acetone soiution (6 mQ) of ethyl
(2S,3S)-3-~(s)-3-methyl-1-{4-(2,3,4-trimethoxyphenylmethyl)-
piperazine-l-yl carbonyl}butylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylate
(1.04 g), and the crystal which had precipitated was collected
by filtration and dried to yield 1.03 g of an oxalate of
ethyl (2S,3S)-3-[(s)-3-methyl-1-{4-(2,3,4-trimethoxyphenyl-
methyl)piperazine-l-yl carbonyl}butylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2-
carboxylate as a colorless crystal (yield: 84%).
mp : 132.5 - 133.5C (decomposed)
IR : 1755, 1640, 900
NMR(DMSO-d6fD2O)~:
0.88 (6H, m, (C ~ CH-)
1.24 (3H, t, J=7Hz, -CO2CH2CH3)
1.30 - 1.70 (3H, m, -CH2CH-)
2.50 - 2.90 (4H, m, -CoN~c~2cH2`N-)
CH2C ~
3-30 - 3.90 (17H, m, -CoN~cH2cH2`NcH2
CH2CH2'
-CH-CH~
- 45 -
'
1 16663~
4.20 (2H, q, ~=7~z, -CO2C.i2CH3)
~.80 (1~, m, -NHCHCO-)
6.81 (lH, d, J=8Hz, aro.~atic proton)
7.10 (lH, d, J=8Hz, aromatic proton)
8.~2 (lH, d, J=8H~ HCHCO-)
[ ]15 = +46.2o (C=l-l~ H2 )
Elemental analysis as C28H41N3012:
Calculated (~): C:54.98 H:6.76 N:6.87
Measured (~): C: 54.87 H:6.69 N:6.76
Example 11
A monoisobutyl ester of epoxy succinic acid (6.5 g)
was dissolved in ethyl acetate (40 mQ) to which was added
N-hydroxy succinimide (4.0 g). While stirring the mixture
under cooling with ice, an ethyl acetate solution (25 m~) of
N,N'-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (7.5 g) was added dropwise at
a temperature of at most 15C and stirred at room temperature
for 2 hours. An ethyl acetate solution (25 mQ) of l-L-leucyl~
4-(2,3,4-trimethoxyphenylmethyl)piperazine (13.1 g) was then
added dropwise and stirred overnight at room temperature.
The reaction solution was again cooled with ice, and the
precipitate was removed by filtration. The filtrate was
washed with an aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution and an
aqueous saturated sodium chloride solution, dried over
magnesium sulfate and distilled under reduced pressure to
remove the solvent, whereupon a yellow oily viscous substance
was obtained. This substance was purified by silica gel
column chromatography (developing solvent: chloroform:methanol =
50:1) to yield lO.S g of isobutyl trans-[(s)-3-methyl-1-t4-
(2,3,4-trimethoxyphenylmethyL)piperazine-l-yl carbonyl}butyl-
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1 16663~
carbamoyl]oxirane-2-car~oxylate as a light yellow oily viscous
substance ~yield: 55~).
UMR(CDC~3)~:
0.~4 - 1.04 (12H, m, -CH3x4)
1.36 - 2.16 (4H, m, (CH3)2CH-CH~-,
(CH3)2CH-CH2-O-)
2 ao - 2.64 (4H, m, -CoN~cH2cH~
CH2C~'
40 3 80 (8H m cON~C _ CH2~N-cH2-/ ~ H)
~ CH3
3.88 - 4.12 (llH, m, ~ , -C02CH2-)
CH30 OCH3
5.04 (lH, m, -HN-CH-CO-)
6.76 (lH, d, J=9Hz, aromatic proton)
6.96 (lH, m, . -NHCO-)
7.12 (lH, d, J=9Hz, aromatic proton)
In the same manner as in Example 9, the product was
converted to a sulfate to yield a white powder.
IR(KBr)cm~l: 1750, 1645, 900
NMR(DMSO-d6+D20)~:
0.90 (12H, m, -CH3 x 4)
1.32 - 2.10 (4H, m, - CHCH2-~ - cHca2-o-)
2-64 - 2.96 (4H, m, -CoN~cH2cH2`
`CH2CH2
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1 16663~
3.40 - 4.00 (19H, m, -CoN~cH2cH2`NcH2
`CH2CH2~
~ \ r ~ r CO 2CH 2- )
4.76 (lH, m, -HNCHCO-)
6.8I (lH, d, J=9Hz, aromatic proton)
7.12 (lH, d, J=9Hz, aromatic proton)
8.76 (lH, m, -CONH-)
Example 12
In a manner similar to Example 9, ethyl (2R,3R)-3-
~(s)-3-methyl-1-{4-(2-pyrimidinyl)piperazine-1-yl carbonyl}-
butylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylate was yielded from monoethyl
t2R,3R)-epoxysuccinate and l-L-leucyl-4-(2-pyrimidinyl)-
piperazine.
IR(~3r)cm 1 1745, 1630, 1583, 900, 800
NMR(CDCl3)~:
0.84 - 1.04 (6H, m, (CH3) 2CH-)
1.28 (3H, t, J=7Hz, -C02CH2CH3)
1.36 - 1.72 (3H, m, -CH2CH-) .
3-40 - 3.96 (lOH, m, -N~CH2cH2~N /
CH2CH2/ -CH-CH-
,
4.19 (2H, q, J=7Hz, -co2cH2c~3)
4.94 (lH, m, -NHCHCO-)
6.45 (lH, m, aromatic proton)
6.77 (lH, d, J=8Hz, -NHCO-)
8.20 (2H, m, aromatic proton)
~]D = -52 (C=l.O, CHCQ3)
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In a manner similar to Example 9, ethyl (2R,3R)-3-
[(s)-3-methyl-1-{4-(2-pyrimidinyl)piperazine-1-yl carbonyl}-
butylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylate was hydrolyzed with
sodium hydroxide to yield sodium (2R,3R)-3-~(s)-3-methyl-1-
{4-(2-pyrimidinyl)piperazine-1-yl carbonyl}butylcaramoyl]-
oxirane-2-carboxylate.
IR(KBr)cm 1 1680 - 1600, 1590, 900
NMR(DMSO-d6):
0.90 (6H, m, (CH3)2CH-)
1.51 (3H, m, -CX2CX-)
3-04 - 4.12 (lOH, m, -CoN~cH2cH2`N- /\
C _ C~2 -CH-CH-
4.83 - (lH, m, -UHCHCO-)
6.67 (lH, m, aromatic proton~
8.40 (3H, m, aromatic proton, -NHCO-)
[~]D = -44 (C=l.O, H20)
Example 13
In a manner similar to Example 9, ethyl (2S,3S)-3-
[(s)-3-methyl-1-{4-(2-pyrimidinyl)piperazine-1-yl carbonyl}-
butylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylate was yielded from monoeth~l
(2S,3S)-epoxy succinate and l-L-leucyl-4-(2-pyrimidinyl)-
piperazine.
IR(KBr)cm 1 1745, 1630, 1583, 900, 800
NMR (CDC~3)~:
0.84 - 1.04 (6H, m, (CH~)~CH-)
1.28 (3H, t, J=7Hz, -C02CH2CH3)
1.36 - 1.72 (3H, m, -CH2CH-)
- 49 -
1 16863~
3.40 - 3-96 (lOH, m, _NiC~ CH2~N- /0\
~CH2CH2 -CH-CH
4.19 (2H, q, J=7Hz, -C02CH2CR3)
4.94 (lH, m, -NHCHCO-)
6.45 (lH, m, aromatic proton)
6.95 (lH, d, J=8Hz, -NHCO-)
8.20 (2H, m, aromatic proton)
i [~]D = +78 (C=l.O, CHCQ3)
In a manner similar to Example 9, ethyl (2S,3S)-3-
[(s)-3-methyl-1-{4-(2-pyrimidinyl)piperazine-1-yl carbonyl}-
butylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylate was hydrolyzed with
sodium hydroxide to yield sodium (2S,3S)-3-I(s)-3-methyl-1-
{4-(2-pyrimidinyl)piperazine-1-yl carbonyl}butylcarbamoyl]-
oxirane-2-carboxylate.
IR(XBr)cm : 1680 - 1600, 1580, 890
NMR(DMsO-d6):
0.91 (6H, m, (CH3)2CH-)
1.51 (3H, m, -C'2CH-)
3.05 - 4.06 (lOH, ~, -CON'~ ~ `N, /o\
CH~CH~' -CH-CH-
4.86 (lH, m, -NHCHCO-)
.,
6.69 (lH, m, aromatic proton)
8.29 (lH, d, J=8Hz, -NRCO-)
8 41 (2H, m, aromatic proton)
[]D - +38(C-1.0, H20)
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1 16663~Z
Example l~
N-(trans-2,3-epoxy-3-ethoxycarbonylpropyonyl)-L~
leucine ~IR(~Br)cm : 1730, 1650, 900, NMR(CDCQ3): 0.98 (6H, m,
(CH3)2CH-), 1.32 (3H, t, J=7Hz, CH3CH2O-), 1.68 (3H, m,
-C_CH-), 3.42 - 3.83 (2H, m, -C~ICH-), a.26 (2H, q, J=7Hz,
CH3C~2O-), 4.60 (lH, m, -NHlHCO-), 6.7g (O.SH, d, J=8Hz,
-NHCO--), ~.91 (0.5H, d, J=8Hz, -NHCO-- , 9.76 (lH, s,
-CO2H)] (100 g) was dissolved in ethyl acetate (15 mQ), and
N-hydroxy succinimide (0.421 g) was added and sufficiently
stirred. While cooling the solution, an ethyl acetate
solution (5 m~) of N,N'-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (0.754 g)
was added dropwise. The mixture was sirred at room temperature
for 3 hours and again cooled, and an ethyl acetate solution
(4.5 mQ) of trimetazidine (0.974 g) was added dropwise.
The mixture was stirred overnight at room temperature. The
mixture was again cooled, and any insoluble matters were removed
by filtration. The filtrate was washed with an aqueous
saturated sodium bicarbonate solution and a saturated
sodium chloride solution, dried over sodium sulfate
and then distilled to remove the solvent, whereby
a light yellow oily substance was obtained. The substance
was purified by silica gel column chromatography (developing
solvent: chloroform:methanol = 50:1) to yield 1.70 g of
ethyl trans-3-[(s)-3-methyl-1-{4-(2,3,4-trimethoxyphenylmethyl)-
piperazine-l-yl carbonyl~butylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylate
as a colorless oily viscous substance (yield: 89~).
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Test Example 1
Effects against an experimental m~ocardial infarction
White male rabbits having a weight of about 2 kg
were anesthetized with pentobarbital sodium (35 mg/kg, i.v.).
The chest wall of each animal was incised under artificial
respiration, and the anterior descending artery was ligated
(about 7 mm downward of the starting portion). 24 Hours later,
the heart was taken out, and a myocardium between the cadiac
apex and the ligated portion was sliced to have a thickness
of 2 mm and stained to distinguish the infarction-affected
portions by a phosphorylase reaction, whereupon the area of
the necrotic portion was calculated by planimetory.
~edicinal substances were administered 5 minutes prior to
the ligation (T/2 mg/~g, i.v.), continuously from immediately
after the ligation to one hour later (T/4 mg/kg/hr, by constant
dropping), 2 hours after theligation (T/8 mg/kg, i.v.) and
3 hours after theligation (T/8 mg/kg, i.v.). Each medicinal
substance was administere~ in the form of a physiological
sodium chloride solution. Where the substance was hardly
soluble, it was used in the form of a salt. T a control
group was administered only a physiological sodium chloride
solution. (T means a total amount of administration.)
The results obtained are shown in Table 1.
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Ta~le 1
admLnistered ¦Number ¦ Death rates ¦Inhibition ¦
ComDounds T cases ~mean +S.E.~) rates
(mq/kg, i. v.) .
Control group
having no . .
medicinal . ~ 2014.9+0.7 .
substance
administered
1 80 811.2+0,5 24.8
- 2 _200 8 11.9+0.6 20.1
3 . 200 8 ~11.9+0.8 20.1
4 200 8 . 10.5+0.9 2g.5
. 5 200 8 11.8+0.9 -20.8
. 100 8 11.1+0.6 25.5
. 7 200 8 11.6+0.7 22.1
8 200 8 11.1+0.8 25.5
Control group
havinq no . . .
mædicinal _ 20 14.1+1.0
substance
administered
_
9 40 8 11.5+1.2 18.4
8 10.5+1.1 25.5
11 40 8~ 10.0+1.0 - 29.1
~ .
12 40 8 11.3+1.2 19.9
. 13 ` 200 8 9.8+0.9 30.5
. 14 200 8 10.7+0.9 24.1
200 8 11.1+0.7 23.0
16 200 8 .10.7+0.4 26.0
Control group
having no
medicinal ._ 20 14.611.0
substance
administered
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.Amounts .
ComDo~ds administered Num~er Death rates Inhibi~ion
~mg/kg,i. v.) c~ses (mean +S.E.~) rates
Pro~r~nolol
hydrochlor.de 1 8 13.7+1.1 6.2 .
(INDERAL
INJECTION- 2 7 11.2'1.0 23.3
trademark)
. 4 ( 8 10.7+1.126.7
Verapanil ~
hvdrochloride . .
~dissolved in .
a physiologi-.: 2 10 11.0+1.3 24.7
cal scdium
chloride solu- ........ __
Compounds:
1: Sodium trans~3-[(s)-1-(4-diphenylmethylpiperazine-1-yl
carbonyl-3-methyl-butylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2-cArboxylate
2: Sodium trans-3- [(s)-1-(4-benzylpiperazine-1-yl carbonyl)-3
-methylbutylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylate
3: Sodium trans-3-[(s)-1-{4-(4-methoxyphenylmethyl)pipe-
razine-l-yl carbonyl~-3-methylbutylcarbamoyl]oxirane-
2-carboxylate
4: Sodium trans-3-[(s)-3-methyl-1-{4-(2,3,4-trimethoxy-
phenylmethyl)piperazine-l-yl carbonyl3butylcarbamoyl]-
oxirane-2-carboxylate
5: Sodium trans-3-[(s)-1-(4-ethylpLperazine-l-yl carbonyl)
-3-methylbutylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylate
6: Sodium trans-3-[(s)-1-(4-cinnamylpiperazine-1-yl
carbonyl)-3-methylbutylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylate
7: Sodium trans-3-l(5) -1-{4-(2-pyridyl)piperazine-1-yl
carbonyl}-3-methylbutylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylate
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8: Sodium trans-3-[(s)-3-methyl-1-{4-(2-pyrimidinyl)pipe-
razine-l-yl carbonyl}butylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2-carbo~ylate
- 9: Isobutyl trans-3-[(s)-3-methyl-1-{4-(2,3,4-trimethoxy-
phenylmethyl)piperazine-l-yl carbonyl}butylcarbamoyl]-
oxirane-2-carboxylate 1/2 sulfate.
10: Ethyl trans-3-[(s)-3-methyl-1-{4-(2,3,a-trimethoxy-
phenylmethyl)piperazine-l-yl carbonyl}~butylcarbamoyl]-
oxirane-2-carboxylate 1/2 sulfate
11: Ethyl (2R,3R)-3-[(s)-3-methyl-1-{4-(2,3,4-trimethoxy-
phenylmethyl)piperazine-l-yl carbonyl}butylcarbamoyl]-
oxirane-2-carboxylate 1/2 sulfate
12: Ethyl (2s~3s)-3-~ts)-3-methyl-l-{4-(2~3~4-trimeth
phenylmethyl?piperazine-l-yl~ carbonyl}butylcarbamoyl]
oxirane-2-carboxylate 1j2 sulfate
13: Sodium (2R,3R)-3-[(s)-3-methyl-1-{4-(2,3,4-trimethoxy-
phenylmethyl)piperazine-l-yl carbonylJbutylcarbamoyl]
oxirane-2-carboxylate
14: Sodium (2S,3S)-3-[(s)-3-methyl-1-{4-(2,3,4-trimethoxy-
phenylmethyl)piperaziné-l-yl carbonyl}butylcarbamoyl]
oxirane-2-carboxylate
15: Sodium (2R,3R)-3-[(s)-3-methyl-1-{4-(2-pyrimidinyl)
piperazine-l-yl carbonyl}butylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylate
16: Sodium (2S,3S)-3-[(s)-3-methyl-1-{4-(2-pyrimidinyl)
piperazine-l-yl carbonyl}butylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2-carboxylate
It will be seen that the control group to which no
medicinal substance was administered exhibited a death rate
.,
of about 14.1 to 14.9~, while the administered group to
which the medicinal substances of the present invention
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were applied exhibited a death rate of from 9.8 to 11.9~.
Thus, it has been confirmed that the medicinal substances
are significantly effective to suppress the death rate.
Test Example 2
Acute toxicity test
ddN Type male mice having a weight of from 20 to 28 g
were used. Medicinal substances were administered intravenously
from the tails of the mice.
The results obtained are shown in Table 2.
Table 2
Compounds LD50 mice
_
Control group having
no medicinal substance _
administered
_
1 174
2 MLD>1125
3 MLD>1125
4 MLD>1125
MLD>1125
6 MLD=1000-1125
7 MLD>1125
8 MLD>1125
.
Control group having
no medicinal substance
administered
9 440
11 374
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LD5~ mice
Compounds ~mg/kg, i. v.)
_
12 345
13 MLD> 1125
14 MLD> 1125
'MLD> 1125
16 . MLD> 1125
Control group having
no medicinal substance
administered
Propranolol
hydrochloride 28
(INDERAL INJECTION -
trademarkJ
.. .
Verapanil
hydrochloride
(dissolved in 15
a physiological sodium
chloride solutionJ
Compounds:
Compounds 1 to 16 are the same as denoted in Table 1.
It will be seen that even when the medicinal substances
of the invention were administered in an amount ranging up
to 1 g/kg of the animal weight, no particular changes were
observed in the test animals in most cases. Thus, it has
been confirmed that the suhstances of the invention have
a high level of safety.
Example 15
Medicinal formulation (tablets)
Film-coated tablets were prepared to have the following
composition per tablet (220 mg).
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Sodium trans-3-[(s)-3-methyl-1-{4-(2 pyrimidinyl)
piperazine-l-yl carbonyl}butylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2
-carboxylate 50 mg
Lactose l00 mg
Crystal cellulose 50 mg
Magnesium stearate l mg
Hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose15 mg
Hydroxypropyl cellulose 4 mg
Other compounds of the invention which are useful as
the active ingredient may be made in the form of film-coated
tablets by the same formulation.
Example 16
Medicinal formulation (granules)
Granules were prepared to have the following composi-
tion per gram of the granules.
Sodium trans-3-[~s)-l-(4-diphenylmethylpiperazine-1-yl
carbonyl)-3-methylbutylcarbamoyl]oxirane-2
-carboxylate 200 mg
Lactose 500 mg
Corn starch - 300 mg
Other compounds-of the invention which are useful as
the active ingredient may be made in the form of granules
by the same formulation.
Example 17
Medicinal formulation (injectionS)
a) Ampoules were prepared to have the foLlowing
composition per ampoule.
Sodium trans-3-~(s)-3-methyl-l-{4-(2,3,4-trimethoxy-
.
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phenylmethyl)piperazine-l-yl carbonyl}butylcarbamoyl]
oxirane-2-carboxylate 100 mg
Potassium hydrogenphosphate buffer solution
(0.4M solution) 1 mL
Sterilized distilled water was added to the above
composition to bring the total amount to 10 mQ.
b) Ampoules were prepared to have the following
composition per ampoule.
Ethyl (2R,3R)-3-[(s)-3-methyl-1-{4-(2,3,4-trimethoxy-
phenylmethyl)piperazine-l-yl carbonyl}butylcarbamoyl]
oxirane-2-carboxylate 1/2 sulfate 20 mg
Sterilized distilled water was added to the above
composition to bring the total amount to 10 mQ.
Other compounds of the invention which are useful as
the active ingredient may be made in the form of injections
by similar formulations.
Having now fully described this invention, it will
be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that many
and modifications can be made thereto without departing
the spirit or scope of the invention as set forth herein.
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